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Hispanic, Latino - What's the Right Word? an Examination of the Language Used To Categorize People

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars define "Hispanic" and "Latino," analyze where these terms come from, and develop an awareness of racial labels.
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Coming to California

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read excerpts from Juan Bautista de Anza's diaries. They analyze the impact of primary sources. They write journal entries for characters in stories they have read during the year.
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Subject and Object Pronouns, Possessive and Personal Pronouns

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this pronoun worksheet, students study a table of subject, object, possessive and personal pronouns, then fill in blanks in sentences with correct pronouns.
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Writing a Book About Farm Life

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the book, Pigaroom carefully. They create lists of animals that may be on the farm and then write their own books about farm life. They proofread their stories using editing checklists and exchange their paper...
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Knowing Where You Are

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research place names of one section of their state and create a chart to show their findings.
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Knowing Where You Are

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students work together to research the names of places in their state. They divide up their state so that each group can research a different section and complete a chart of the different names. They create a key for the map to explain...
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Parts of Speech

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students focus on the various parts of speech.  Students respond to 10 multiple choice questions in this online interactive worksheet.
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A Story of Giving

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a fable and identify their traits and values. They discuss how their family gives to others. They also predict the results of a lifetime of philanthropic giving.
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American Literature: An Oblique Introduction

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research journals and periodicals of different accounts of Columbus and Latin America. They examine indigenous civilizations and design their own curriculum based on the information they have gathered.
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What Are You Looking For?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research textbooks and weblinks for information related to objects in a time capsule. They use the information to construct a timeline of the events and people connected to the objects in the time capsule.
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Laws of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars express the values they value the most by writing an essay. They can submit their essay online and respond to other student's essays as well. They are to intiate change if they deem something to be unfair.
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What Goes With Arm?

For Students K - 2nd
In this grouping worksheet, students choose the correct word and picture that goes with an arm. Students decide between tree, leg, camera, and cow.
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What Goes With Baseball?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this baseball worksheet, students choose the correct picture that would go with this sport. Students have a picture and words of a comb, cup, pear, and football to choose from.
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What Goes With Beak?

For Students K - 2nd
In this grouping worksheet, students choose the correct word and picture that goes with a beak. Students decide between words robin, tree, hat, and fall.
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What Goes With Blocks?

For Students K - 2nd
In this associations worksheet, students choose the correct word and picture that goes with blocks. Students decide between the words doll, house, clean, and jump.
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What Goes With Cereal?

For Students K - 2nd
In this grouping activity, students choose the correct word and picture that goes with a cereal. Students decide between the words toast, ball, family, and chair.
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What Goes With Circle?

For Students K - 2nd
In this grouping worksheet, students choose the correct word and picture that goes with a circle. Students decide between the words cat, girl, my, and triangle.
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Historic Takes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine photographs of memorials for veterans. They identify who is being honored and why. They research one hero they find interesting and create a memorial for them. They share their hero with the class.
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Social Studies: Debating Aid to Micronesia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate a debate about continued U.S. aid to the Federated States of Micronesia. In two large groups, they research the history of Micronesia and how it was affected by colonization and trusteeship. After the debate, students...
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At the Dinner Table: A Foreign Language Lesson

For Teachers K - 5th
Students name dinner-table utensils in the foreign language being taught. In this foreign language vocabulary lesson, students create a restaurant table setting with labels to learn vocabulary of the table in the language they are studying.
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The Journey of Sacagawea

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the life of Sacagawea, the exceptional woman chosen to appear on the Golden Dollar, and write journal entries based on their research.
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Electronic Journals about Latin American Folktales

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students exchange folktales with a key-pal using dialog journal writing. They write out a folktale from their own cultural background and exchange it with students of another. They record their impressions of each other's folktales.
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TLC--Lesson Plans

For Teachers K
Students in the grades kindergarten and 2nd grade interact with each other. They (2nd graders) faciliate one on one tutoring in the areas of reading and writing with the kindergartens. Students in the 2nd grade promote mentoring skills.
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The Tree that Would Not Die Lesson 3

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this language arts worksheet, students learn 45 vocabulary words from Chapter 3 of The Tree that Would Not Die. The words in this vocabulary list are arranged according to phonograms. There are no questions on the page; this is a...